Recaps

Itadori took Sukuna through a countryside domain, showing him places tied to his childhood before explaining that every human life had value and offering to spare Sukuna if he freed Fushiguro and returned to Itadori's body. Sukuna rejected his reasoning and erupted in anger, threatening to kill the people Itadori valued.

• Itadori trapped Sukuna inside a domain and led him along a countryside path while the others waited outside; Shiratori Gotsu explained that Sukuna's technique might have been engraved in Itadori through prolonged possession.
• Gojo returned from being jailed and rejoined the gathered sorcerers as they watched Itadori's domain.
• Itadori showed Sukuna childhood places and shared memories, including trying archery, where Sukuna easily hit the bull's-eye.
• Itadori told Sukuna that even small traces of a person's life had value and said he hated those who treated people as worthless.
• Sukuna said Itadori's words meant nothing to him, then angrily accused him of pitying him.
• Itadori offered to spare Sukuna if he freed Fushiguro and returned to Itadori's body, but Sukuna threatened to kill Itadori and the people he valued.

Yuji Itadori and his allies defeated Sukuna, separating him from Megumi Fushiguro and destroying him with Jacob's Ladder. In the soul passage, Sukuna met Uraume and Mahito and admitted he might choose a different life if given another chance.

• Itadori used Malevolent Shrine and Blood Manipulation to cut off Sukuna's arm, bind him, and strike him while Megumi Fushiguro weakened Sukuna from within.
• Sukuna made a Binding Vow to restore his Reverse Cursed Technique, then expanded Malevolent Shrine and shattered Itadori's domain barrier.
• Hana Kurusu hit Sukuna with maximum-output Jacob's Ladder as Itadori landed his ninth Black Flash, separating Sukuna's Finger from Megumi Fushiguro.
• Itadori asked the dying Sukuna to return inside him and live alongside others, but Sukuna refused and vanished beneath Jacob's Ladder.
• In the soul passage, Sukuna reunited with Uraume and told Mahito that he had chances to choose another life but could not hold back his curse.

After waking from his three-day coma, Megumi Fushiguro rejoined the others as they recovered from a chaotic snack dispute at Jujutsu High. Shiratori Gotsu discussed how to end the Culling Game with Satoru Gojo, then saved his progress and left the timeline to begin a new round.

• Megumi Fushiguro woke after three days unconscious, and Itadori brought him to meet everyone.
• Ryu Ishigori, Shiratori Gotsu, and Satoru Gojo fought over an egg tart and Kikufuku, causing Itadori, Fushiguro, and Kugisaki to get caught in the crossfire.
• Shoko treated the injured students and ordered the three culprits out of the infirmary.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked Satoru Gojo about ending the Culling Game, and Gojo questioned Shiratori’s origins before inviting him to teach at Jujutsu High.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked the System to save the timeline’s progress, then returned to the System Space to begin a new round.

Shiratori Gotsu remodeled his system space, checked his improved status, and spun the wheel for a new trip to Edo, Japan, four hundred years in the past. After drawing Hazenoki Iori’s explosive Cursed Technique, he prepared to transfer, but the system reminded him that three missions could let him return to reality, leaving him to consider his lack of attachment to his former life.

• Shiratori Gotsu had the system turn his empty space into a house, then made it redo the work so he could joke about the renovation.
• Shiratori Gotsu checked his status and learned that his abilities had improved after landing two [Black Flashes] and touching the core of Cursed Energy.
• Shiratori Gotsu spun the wheel and drew a destination of Edo, Japan, four hundred years ago, with improved attributes and a second [Reverse Cursed Technique].
• Shiratori Gotsu drew [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast], Hazenoki Iori’s Cursed Technique, and eagerly asked the system to start the transfer.
• The system reminded Shiratori Gotsu that completing three missions could let him be resurrected in reality, and he realized he had little desire to return to his lonely former life.
• Shiratori Gotsu set aside the question of returning and began the transfer to his next destination.

Shiratori Gotsu tested his new [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast] technique, then encountered Hajime Kashimo and began a fight with him. The chapter ended with Kashimo eager to continue after Gotsu detonated half a little finger in his face.

• Shiratori Gotsu regenerated his severed left hand with Reverse Cursed Technique and discovered he could control when its bomb effect detonated, with an initial range of about sixty meters.
• Shiratori Gotsu blew a crooked tree into a crater with the hand bomb and celebrated the destructive power of [Corpse Attraction Shock Blast].
• Shiratori Gotsu made a Binding Vow to perform a detonation gesture, increasing his technique's range to a hundred meters while making its activation easier to read.
• Hajime Kashimo appeared after hearing the explosion and challenged Shiratori Gotsu to fight.
• Shiratori Gotsu blew off half his little finger and detonated it near Hajime Kashimo, blackening his face; Hajime Kashimo accepted the attack and urged him to continue.

Shiratori Gotsu fought Hajime Kashimo, using planted finger bombs and a bombified heart to defeat him. After the explosion, Shiratori Gotsu refused to kill the unconscious Hajime Kashimo.

• Hajime Kashimo activated [Mythical Beast Amber] and charged Shiratori Gotsu, who dodged and ran while throwing explosive fingers at him.
• Shiratori Gotsu led Hajime Kashimo around the mountainside, secretly planting undetonated fingers before returning to the crater.
• Hajime Kashimo hit Shiratori Gotsu with [Executioner's Lightning], punching a hole through his chest.
• Shiratori Gotsu dug out his damaged heart, regenerated his chest with Reverse Cursed Technique, and turned the heart into a bomb.
• Shiratori Gotsu detonated the planted fingers to trap Hajime Kashimo, then blew him up with the bombified heart.
• Hajime Kashimo fell unconscious, and Shiratori Gotsu refused to kill him.

After recovering from his fight with Shiratori Gotsu, Hajime Kashimo learned about the upcoming Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor and agreed to attend. Shiratori Gotsu recognized it as the event where the Gojo and Zenin Clan heads might kill each other and decided to go along.

• Shiratori Gotsu told the newly awakened Hajime Kashimo that he had healed him with a modified lightning staff, then got electrocuted when Kashimo misunderstood his treatment attempt.
• Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu shared a meal, introduced themselves, and traded teasing remarks.
• Representatives of the Gojo Clan invited Hajime Kashimo to compete in the Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor in three days.
• Hajime Kashimo explained that the exhibition brought together the Three Great Families and strong independent sorcerers, and said he wanted to see the Gojo Clan head's Six Eyes and the Zenin Clan head's Ten Shadows Technique.
• Shiratori Gotsu recalled that Gojo and Zenin clan heads had once killed each other at an exhibition before the emperor and asked to accompany Hajime Kashimo, who agreed.

At the Goodwill Event, Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo entered the Tombs of the Star Corridor to fight for the Gojo Clan. Shiratori quickly defeated a Kamo Clan sorcerer without killing him, while a stitched-forehead man watched and considered recruiting him for a grand undertaking.

• Hajime Kashimo brought Shiratori Gotsu to the Tombs of the Star Corridor and explained that Tengen had provided the venue and its protective barrier.
• The Goodwill Event began as a series of one-on-one matches among the Gojo, Zenin, and Kamo Clans, with Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu representing the Gojo Clan.
• After the Zenin Clan won the opening Gojo match, Shiratori entered the arena for the Gojo versus Kamo match and blasted his opponent with two eyeball bombs.
• Shiratori used Hajime Kashimo's lightning staff to heal his injured opponent, then returned the staff and explained that he preferred ending fights without killing.
• A man with a high ponytail and stitches across his forehead watched Shiratori and thought he might help with his grand undertaking.

Hajime Kashimo defeated Higashigaki Taro and Katagiri Geto in quick succession, while Shiratori Gotsu waited for his own match. When Gotsu took the stage against a Zenin fighter with stitches across his forehead, he suspected he was facing Kenjaku.

• Higashigaki Taro formed a desperate Binding Vow and charged Kashimo, who broke his sword and knocked him unconscious.
• Katagiri Geto challenged Kashimo and explained his Replication Jujutsu, but his technique could not copy Kashimo’s lightning-aspected Cursed Energy, and Kashimo defeated him.
• Gotsu congratulated Kashimo for defeating two opponents quickly, and Kashimo looked forward to stronger fighters ahead.
• After the sixth match, Gotsu entered the arena against a Zenin fighter with a high ponytail and forehead stitches, whom he suspected was Kenjaku.

Shiratori Gotsu fought Kenjaku, who was using the name Chiba Kichi, in a match between the Gojo and Zenin Clans. Shiratori tricked Kenjaku with a hidden half-heart bomb and won, while Kenjaku became interested in contacting him.

• Kenjaku introduced himself as Chiba Kichi and attacked Shiratori Gotsu with his Air Condensation Cursed Technique.
• Shiratori healed a surprise slash, then fired a barrage of explosive teeth as Kenjaku dodged and countered with air blades.
• The two exchanged long-range attacks while Hajime Kashimo watched and wished he had entered the fight himself.
• Shiratori concealed a split heart bomb and hurled one half with his severed arm, leading Kenjaku to believe he had defended against the final explosions.
• Shiratori detonated the remaining half-heart bomb after Kenjaku lowered his guard, badly injuring his leg and prompting him to concede.
• The referee declared the Gojo Clan the winner of the seventh match.

After Kenjaku approached Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo about seeing the world centuries in the future, Shiratori revealed that he knew Kenjaku’s identity and history. Shiratori invited Kenjaku to meet later to discuss conditions, while Kashimo remained confused about their conversation.

• Hajime Kashimo’s next opponent surrendered as soon as Kashimo took the stage, and Kashimo returned to the seats disappointed.
• Kenjaku, still disguised as Chiba Kichi, asked Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo to speak with him privately.
• Kenjaku proposed showing them what the world would be like several hundred years in the future, and Shiratori called him Kenjaku and revealed details about his past.
• Shiratori said he was interested in Kenjaku’s proposal but had conditions, and invited him to meet at Kashimo’s house after the martial exhibition.
• Kenjaku’s killing intent faded as he became excited by Shiratori’s revelations, while Kashimo asked Shiratori to explain what had happened.
• Shiratori told Kashimo that Chiba Kichi was actually Kenjaku, an ancient sorcerer who wanted something from them.

Zenin Kei struggled under the pressure of leading the Zenin Clan after its poor showing, while Hajime Kashimo reflected on his desire to face a truly powerful opponent. After Zenin Nobuyasu secured the clan’s final match, Kei headed to the arena for the clan-head battle, convinced he could not afford to lose.

• Zenin Kei counted the Zenin Clan’s losses and ordered Zenin Nobuyasu to win its final match against the Kamo Clan.
• Hajime Kashimo praised his wounded opponent for lasting nearly five minutes and explained that Shiratori Gotsu had taught him victory did not require killing.
• Kashimo told Shiratori Gotsu that he still wanted an opponent strong enough to make him use Mythical Beast Amber, and Gotsu suggested Kenjaku might bring him a chance to fight Ryomen Sukuna.
• Zenin Nobuyasu won the twenty-fourth match by severing his Kamo opponent’s head and reported back to Kei.
• A clan elder urged Kei to do well, and Kei walked toward the arena fearing that a loss would damage his standing as clan head.

Zenin Kei fought Gojo Shinichi in the Martial Exhibition Before the Emperor, but Gojo’s Limitless and Blue overwhelmed his Shikigami. Cornered and unable to accept defeat, Kei summoned Mahoraga as Gojo tried to concede.

• Gojo Shinichi greeted Zenin Kei casually, but Kei insisted they were enemies and summoned Divine Dogs: Totality.
• Kei attacked with Nue and Divine Dogs: Totality, but Gojo Shinichi repelled them with Limitless, Blue, and a kick.
• Kei summoned his trump card, Chimera Beast: Feathered Thunder, but Gojo Shinichi defeated it with Maximum Output: Blue.
• Believing he could not win and fearing the consequences of losing, Kei refused Gojo Shinichi’s offer to end the match.
• Kei chanted the summoning words, and Mahoraga appeared as Gojo Shinichi hurriedly tried to concede.

Zenin Kei and Gojo Shinichi died after their battle, then met in the soul passage and made peace with each other. Back at Hajime Kashimo's hut, Kenjaku arrived to discuss business but had to leave when Kashimo threatened him for stealing his food.

• Zenin Kei and Gojo Shinichi died in the arena, ending the exhibition early.
• In the soul passage, Gojo Shinichi forgave Zenin Kei and went ahead, while Kei apologized and followed him.
• Hajime Kashimo and Shiratori Gotsu returned to the hut, where Kashimo asked Gotsu to cook dinner.
• Kenjaku entered the courtyard uninvited, ate Kashimo's salt-grilled Pacific saury, and said he wanted to get straight to the point.
• Hajime Kashimo threatened to fry Kenjaku unless he left, and Kenjaku stepped outside to wait.

Shiratori Gotsu negotiated a Binding Vow with Kenjaku, concealing that its terms would bind Kenjaku personally. Kenjaku left realizing he had been tricked, while Shiratori Gotsu laughed and arranged to meet him again in three days.

• After making Kenjaku wait outside, Shiratori Gotsu let him in and insisted he explain his plans.
• Kenjaku said he was collecting sorcerers with regrets, sealing their souls and Cursed Energy in body parts so they could incarnate a hundred years later.
• Kenjaku claimed his motive was boredom and refused to reveal the details of his deal with Sukuna, citing a Binding Vow.
• Shiratori Gotsu proposed a Binding Vow that required Kenjaku to feed his Cursed Object to a future Zenin Clan descendant with the Ten Shadows Technique, while Shiratori promised not to obstruct Kenjaku and offered limited help if asked.
• Kenjaku accepted before realizing the vow bound his true self, and Shiratori Gotsu sent him away until their meeting in three days.
• Forty-one seconds after Kenjaku left, Shiratori Gotsu burst out laughing while Hajime Kashimo watched in confusion.

Shiratori Gotsu told Hajime Kashimo he planned to turn part of himself into an Incarnation Cursed Object and return centuries later. He persuaded Kashimo to do the same, and they arranged a serious rematch before he left.

• Shiratori Gotsu said he would create an Incarnation Cursed Object himself and return a few hundred years from now.
• Hajime Kashimo admitted he did not want Shiratori Gotsu to leave and explained that he was his only friend and a worthy opponent.
• Shiratori Gotsu suggested that Hajime Kashimo undergo Incarnation too so they could return in the future and Kashimo could fight Ryomen Sukuna.
• Hajime Kashimo agreed to pursue a more exciting era and challenged Shiratori Gotsu to a serious fight before his departure.
• Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo scheduled their rematch for the morning three days later on the mountain where they first met, with Kenjaku present.

Shiratori Gotsu and Hajime Kashimo fought a devastating battle on the mountain, ending when Shiratori turned his whole body into a bomb and sacrificed himself. Kenjaku found Shiratori’s surviving eyeball and Hajime Kashimo barely alive, then left with the materials to make Cursed Objects.

• Kenjaku agreed to incarnate Hajime Kashimo in the same era as Shiratori Gotsu and watched them begin their fight.
• Shiratori used Corpse Attraction Shock Blast to destroy Kashimo’s lightning staff and blow off one of Kashimo’s arms.
• Kashimo released Mythical Beast Amber, transformed, and wounded Shiratori while accidentally striking Kenjaku with a lightning bolt.
• Shiratori turned his entire body into a bomb through a Binding Vow and unleashed a massive explosion that devastated the hill.
• Kenjaku found Shiratori’s intact eyeball and Kashimo unconscious but alive, then departed carrying the eyeball and a piece of spinal bone.

After returning to his Innate Domain, Shiratori Gotsu discovered he could go back to the System Space and have the system materialize comforts to help him endure centuries of waiting. Meanwhile, Hajime Kashimo was left alone in his Innate Domain, where boredom put him to sleep.

• Shiratori Gotsu grew restless in his Innate Domain and asked the system to keep him company.
• The system told Shiratori Gotsu he could return to the System Space, and he went back to the house he had built there.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked the system to create a day-night cycle and then went to eat lunch.
• Hajime Kashimo complained about the boredom of waiting for incarnation before falling asleep in his Innate Domain.
• Shiratori Gotsu ordered electrical appliances and a 5G network from the system, while Kashimo remained asleep.

Kenjaku targeted young Megumi Fushiguro, while Shiratori Gotsu learned his Incarnation had succeeded and chose to wait until Megumi was older. Nine years later, Megumi searched Sugisawa Third High School for a missing Special Grade Cursed Object, encountered Yuji Itadori, and Yuji heard Wasuke’s final advice before his grandfather fell silent.

• Kenjaku approached six-year-old Megumi Fushiguro, knocked him unconscious, and considered targeting Hajime Kashimo next.
• Shiratori Gotsu confirmed his Incarnation had succeeded and decided to let Megumi follow the original storyline for nearly ten more years.
• At Sugisawa Third High School, Megumi found the box meant to hold a Special Grade Cursed Object empty and called Satoru Gojo.
• Megumi traced Cursed Energy to the rugby field, saw Yuji Itadori display extraordinary strength, and sensed a Cursed Object’s aura as Yuji ran past.
• Yuji visited Wasuke Itadori at the hospital, where Wasuke urged him to save people and avoid dying alone; Yuji received no answer after several minutes of silence.

Megumi Fushiguro found Yuji Itadori and learned that the Special Grade Cursed Object Itadori had taken was about to be unsealed at school. After Ryomen Sukuna possessed Itadori, a strange presence named Shiratori Gotsu appeared on Fushiguro’s body, leaving Satoru Gojo demanding an explanation.

• Megumi Fushiguro explained to Yuji Itadori that the Cursed Object was dangerous, then discovered Itadori’s club seniors planned to remove its seal that night.
• Fushiguro arrived at the school and watched Ryomen Sukuna take over Itadori, while Shiratori Gotsu’s mouth appeared on Fushiguro’s hand and announced his return.
• Itadori regained control of his body, and Fushiguro tried to silence Shiratori Gotsu by slapping the mouth on his hand.
• Shiratori Gotsu’s mouth appeared on Fushiguro’s face, and Fushiguro accidentally poked it in the throat.
• Satoru Gojo arrived, photographed the mouth on Fushiguro’s face, and asked everyone to explain what was happening.

Satoru Gojo explained that Yuji Itadori had been sentenced to die after consuming Sukuna’s Finger, but offered to let him collect and consume all twenty first. Shiratori Gotsu claimed to Megumi Fushiguro that he was a guardian spirit placed inside him by Toji, then offered to help Megumi get stronger.

• Satoru Gojo told Yuji Itadori that he could either die immediately or collect Sukuna’s Fingers and die after consuming them all.
• Yuji asked to finish some things first, and Satoru agreed to wait for his answer.
• Satoru questioned Shiratori Gotsu about his identity and purpose, and Shiratori claimed Toji Fushiguro had placed him in Megumi as a guardian spirit.
• Shiratori repeated the story to Megumi and said he had awakened when Sukuna put Megumi in danger.
• Shiratori told Megumi he would remain with him and offered to help him get stronger.

Shiratori Gotsu taught Megumi Fushiguro to use his bomb-like Cursed Technique with the Ten Shadows Technique, then helped him tame several Shikigami. After four Shikigami submitted, they prepared to face Mahoraga.

• Shiratori Gotsu took control of Megumi Fushiguro’s body and demonstrated how his First Bomb and Second Bomb could turn body parts and Shikigami into explosives.
• Fushiguro practiced the technique for two and a half hours and successfully used Rabbit Escape as a Bouncy Bomb.
• Shiratori Gotsu proposed using many Bouncy Bombs during Shikigami taming rituals to make them easier to complete.
• Fushiguro and Shiratori Gotsu used explosions to tame Max Elephant, Round Deer, Piercing Ox, and Tiger Funeral in thirty minutes.
• Shiratori Gotsu announced that Mahoraga was next.

Shiratori Gotsu taught Megumi Fushiguro how to use Corpse Attraction Shock Blast's Third Bomb, which turned inanimate objects into bombs based on their mass. After hours of practice, Fushiguro understood the technique and successfully detonated a pebble.

• Fushiguro began summoning Mahoraga, but Shiratori Gotsu stopped him and said they needed a stronger attack before attempting the taming ritual.
• Shiratori Gotsu took control of Fushiguro's body and explained how to expand the technique's interpretation from a living body's relative importance to an object's mass.
• Shiratori Gotsu turned a pebble into a bomb and demonstrated Third Bomb by detonating it in midair.
• Fushiguro practiced for four hours and realized he could simplify relative weight into mass.
• Fushiguro used Third Bomb on a pebble, creating a small crater and successfully mastering the technique.

Megumi Fushiguro and Shiratori Gotsu prepared an explosive plan to tame Mahoraga, with Satoru Gojo watching. The blast knocked Megumi unconscious, and after the dust settled, Mahoraga and the pit had vanished.

• Satoru Gojo arrived and teased Megumi Fushiguro after secretly sharing shirtless photos of him in the student group chat.
• Shiratori Gotsu asked Satoru Gojo to dig a large pit, and Gojo used [Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue] to make one.
• Shiratori claimed he had seen the Six Eyes and [Limitless] user Gojo Shinichi fight the Ten Shadows user Zenin Kei four hundred years earlier.
• Megumi summoned Max Elephant to fill the pit with water, and Shiratori had him turn the pool into a bomb with [Third Bomb].
• Megumi began the taming ritual and detonated the water bomb as Mahoraga fell into the pool, creating a huge explosion that sent Megumi crashing into a wall.
• Shiratori took control to dodge falling rocks and used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal Megumi, while Gojo watched from behind [Limitless]; afterward, Mahoraga and the pit were gone.

After Megumi Fushiguro woke, Shiratori Gotsu urged him to live for himself and told him to keep his newly tamed shikigami secret. Two weeks later, Kenjaku’s trap at the juvenile detention center led Megumi to defeat Shuten-dōji and confront Sukuna, whom Shiratori attacked with Mahoraga.

• Megumi woke at Jujutsu High and confirmed he could summon all his shikigami, including Mahoraga, while Shiratori encouraged him to prioritize his own life.
• Shiratori told Megumi not to reveal that he had tamed all his shikigami or use several of them in battle; Megumi agreed.
• Yuji Itadori moved into the room next to Megumi’s, and the two met Nobara Kugisaki, who learned about Shiratori and Sukuna.
• Two weeks later, Kiyotaka Ijichi sent Megumi, Itadori, and Kugisaki into the juvenile detention center to find and rescue survivors amid a special grade threat.
• Kenjaku sent Shuten-dōji to delay Shiratori, but Megumi exorcised the cursed spirit with a fifteen-hit attack; afterward Sukuna emerged when the domain ended.
• Shiratori summoned tamed Mahoraga and had it overpower Sukuna, who tried to fool him by claiming to be Itadori before Mahoraga struck him again.